Balloonerism

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Posthumous rap albums can often feel opportunistic: indiscriminate grab bags cobbled together for one last payday. But <i>Balloonerism</i>—the second album from the beloved musician since his death in 2018, released two days ahead of what would have been his 33rd birthday—is far from an assemblage of cutting-room floor scrap. Culled from a single week of extended jam sessions (according to close collaborators), the album is considered to be Mac Miller’s “lost project,” recorded between his 2013 album <i>Watching Movies with the Sound Off</i> and his 2014 mixtape <i>Faces</i>—arguably the most pivotal year of his creative evolution. “It is a project that was of great importance to Malcolm, to the extent that he commissioned artwork for it,” read a statement from Miller’s estate confirming the official release in fall 2024, noting the unofficial bootleg versions that have circulated through the year. .

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